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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

1,960 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 98

BUTTER. Winter Supply Assured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 3

The Siato Government intends to take action to provide an adequate supply of butter for the winter months. it has been recognised by those…

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Export of Wool. Only to United Kingdom

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 8

Before offering the first catalogue in the wool sale room at the Royal Exchange, Sydney, yesterday, the auctioneer announced that the Customs Department had…

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Dungog Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4

Messrs. D. Abbott and Co. will offer at their yards, Dungog, on Friday next, 800 head of cattle, including 100 Durham bullocks and steers from Messrs. R. and J…

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Raymond Terrace Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4

Mr. R.A. Elkin will hold a special cattle sale at his yards, Raymond Terrace, on Tuesday next, when 500 head will be yarded, including prime fat bullocks, cows,…

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The Wheat Scheme. Transactions to Date

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 6

Mr. grahame Minister for Agriculture, has supplied the following particulars of transactions in connection with the Government wheat scheme up to the 29th of last month:—…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are bated mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 252…

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The Black Sheep of the Family. Chapter 1. This Last of His Race

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 3

The girl brought her horse to a standstill on the crest of the hill, and scanned the wide sweep of country below—an undulating chequer of fields, stretching away to a…

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Crops Ruined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 7

A most destructive storm broke over Nowra and district on Wednesday afternoon about 3.30 o'clock. The wind, rain and hall was so severe that stock became…

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Dairying. the Act of Milking. Influence on Fat-content

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

In the course of a paper read before the British Association in 1915, the results were outlined of a series of experiments that have some interest…

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Pastoral. Sheep on the Coast. the Conditions of Success

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 9

To a farmer who had some success with small flocks of sheep on the coast, and wno was encouraged thereby to contemplate a larger venture, the Sheep and Wool Expert…

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Agriculture Feeding Off Growing Wheat. When to Remove the Sheep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 12

Last, week some references were made to the conditions under which growing' wheat may be fed off, and to certain considerations that the farmer should keep well in…

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Tamworth Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 4

Messrs. Nathan Cohen and Co., Ltd., will offer auction at Tamworth yards on friday, 17th instant 1000 head of mixed cattle, complising bullocks, street, Durham…

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The Seized Wheat. Payments to Farmers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 11

Representatives of the New South Wales Farmers and Settlers' Association interviewed Mr. Hall. Attorney-General, on Friday respecting some of the problems associated with…

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Butter. Winter Supply Assured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 14

The State Government intends to take action to provide an adequate supply of butler for the winter months. It has been recognised by those engaged…

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The Wheat Scheme. Administrative Charges

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 14

The attention of Mr. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, was drawn to a statement made by Mr. Hagelthorn. Victorian Minister in which he announced that administrative…

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WOOL. Winchcombe, Carson, Limited, Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report that they offered a catalogue of 5472 hales wool at their sale last Tuesday. Excellent competition ruled for all…

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Agriculture. Seed Wheat. Points Worth Considering

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 9

Amid the preparations . that are being made for the coming sowing of wheat, far-mers should not overlook the importance of the quality of the grain they intend to use…

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Export of Wheat. Shortage of Tonnage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 9

The shortage of tonnage is strikingly emphasised in the despatch of wheat by the State Wheat Department, of which Mr. Harris is the officer in charge…

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